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Iain Crichton Smith (Iain Mac a'Ghobhainn) was born on 1 January, 1928 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a Scottish writer. Discover Iain Crichton Smith's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
| Popular As |
Iain Mac a'Ghobhainn |
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Author |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
1 January 1928 |
| Birthday |
1 January |
| Birthplace |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Date of death |
15 October, 1998 |
| Died Place |
Taynuilt, Argyllshire, Scotland |
| Nationality |
Scottish
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Iain Crichton Smith Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Iain Crichton Smith's Wife?
His wife is Donalda Logan (m. 1977)
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Donalda Logan (m. 1977) |
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Iain Crichton Smith Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Iain Crichton Smith worth at the age of 70 years old? Iain Crichton Smith’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from Scottish. We have estimated Iain Crichton Smith's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
Iain Crichton Smith, (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic.
He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson.
Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after completing his national service in the Army Educational Corps, went on to become a teacher.
He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published.
Crichton Smith was brought up in a Gaelic-speaking community, learning English as a second language once he attended school.
Friend and poet Edwin Morgan notes that unlike his contemporaries (such as Sorley MacLean and Derick Thomson), Crichton Smith was more prolific in English than in Gaelic, perhaps viewing his writing in what, from Crichton Smith's view, was an imposed non-native language as a challenge to English and American poets.
However, Crichton Smith also produced much Gaelic poetry and prose, and also translated some of the work of Sorley MacLean from Gaelic to English, as well as some of his own poems originally composed in Gaelic.
Much of his English language work is actually directly related to, or translated from, Gaelic equivalents.
Crichton Smith's work also reflects his dislike of dogma and authority, influenced by his upbringing in a close-knit, island Presbyterian community, as well as his political and emotional thoughts and views of Scotland and the Highlands.
Despite his upbringing, Crichton Smith was an atheist.
A number of his poems explore the subject of the Highland Clearances, and his best-known novel Consider the Lilies (1968) is an account of the eviction of an elderly woman during such times.
Elderly women and alienated individuals are common themes in his work.
Crichton Smith's poetry quite often had a character perhaps based on his mother.
He also typically used natural images to convey emotion.
He was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1980.
